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Chapter 629: I’d Love to Have You Both Over for Dinner
Two more days passed.
Franklin still had work to take care of, so that Saturday, Isabella stayed with Maggie at the Miller house.
Franklin had asked Maggie to take Isabella to visit Felix at the hospital when she got the chance, so after breakfast. Maggie went along with her.
When they arrived, Felix was awake. At the sight of them, a faint smile crossed his pale face. “Maggie and Isabella! You came
Maggie nodded, and Isabella called out “Grandpa.”
‘elix still wasn’t in great shape, so Maggie was careful not to wear him out with too much conversation.
fterward, they stopped by another room to check on Stella, stayed for a little while, then headed out.
ld Mrs. Wilson had gotten more and more into Buddhism over the years.
Word was that the day after Felix’s accident, she’d gone straight to the temple to burn incense and pray.
ow that Felix had stabilized over the past couple of days, Old Mrs. Wilson asked Maggie on Sunday to go up the mountain with her to fulfill a vow she’d made the temple.
> Maggie took Isabella and Old Mrs. Wilson up together.
ver the years, because of what had happened to her mother, Maggie had made a habit of going up to pray with Old Mrs. Miller every year. She knew these mple grounds pretty well by now.
fter helping Old Mrs. Wilson complete her offering, while Isabella slipped off to the restroom, Old Mrs. Wilson turned to look at Maggie and said. Maggie. f our Uncle Wilson hadn’t had his accident… you and Franklin would’ve already filed for divorce by now, wouldn’t you?”
aggie hadn’t expected her to bring that up out of nowhere.
he gave a small nod. “Yeah.”
Id Mrs. Wilson hesitated, but she pushed through it.
he met Maggie’s eyes and said, “Maggie, I know this is a lot to ask, and maybe I’m being unreasonable, but… could you wait another month before going to the ith Franklin?”
laggie blinked.
id Mrs. Wilson went on. “Your Uncle Wilson and everyone else practically had one foot in the grave this time around if you and Franklin go those jk with the woro night now, it’s bad luck. I know that might sound superstitious, but…”
en 1 flax had first come to a few days ago, Maggie had actually believed he was turning a corner
wash funtil the wound hear his heart reopened and they rushed him into emergency surgery twice that Maggie Dually ordershond the good
id Mrs Wilson had been hearing before was Franklin’s way of sparing them the truth
elix’s condition had improved, yes, but he was nowhere near out of the woods yet
hose few days had taken a visible toll on old Mrs Wilson shed dropped a hot cable amount of weight and cocinal fileiks geed bod
Old Mrs Wilson’s reddened eyes were full of quiet pleading Maggie paused then tbcally and pandit kay pa
Old Mrs. Wilson reached out and took her hand
she already knew what Maggie was going to say I’ve already talked to Franklin He agterst
Maggie nodded. “Alright then
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Chapter 629 I’d Love to Have You Both Over for Dinner
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